the next day.
Feng Tiezhu came in from outside carrying a lunchbox.
He looked at Wen Qinghe, who was already awake and sitting against the headboard, her eyes filled with surprise and delight.
"Sister-in-law, you're awake? Are you feeling better?"
After a full night's rest, Wen Qinghe was feeling much better.
She smiled and nodded at him.
"Much better, thank you for making the trip."
"Hey, what's the big deal! I'm a grown man, I don't find it tiring at all!"
After saying that, he put the lunchbox in his hand on the table next to him.
"By the way, this is chicken soup that Lingling specially made at home after she found out you fell into the water. She was so worried about you. If I hadn't stopped her, she would have come with me even though she was heavily pregnant."
Wen Qinghe felt a warmth in her heart.
"Please thank Lingling for me. She's pregnant, so she shouldn't do these things. Besides, I'm fine, and her pregnancy is already tough on her."
When his wife was mentioned, Feng Tiezhu said with a smile, "It's alright, she doesn't have morning sickness anymore, and she just likes to cook some food to pass the time at home."
Then, he turned to look at Yan Xiao.
For once, Yan Xiao remained silent from the moment he entered.
Feng Tiezhu joked:
"What's wrong, Brother Yan? Aren't you happy that your wife is awake?"
Yan Xiao's dark eyes were unfathomable, and his lips were pressed into a straight line.
"Qingqing was pushed into the water."
Feng Tiezhu's pupils widened in shock.
"What!"
He then slammed his hand on the table with a furious expression, making the lunchbox on the table shake.
"Damn it! Which bastard did this?"
The foul language that slipped out made Yan Xiao frown more and more, and he quickly covered the little girl's ears.
He then gave Feng Tiezhu a look.
Receiving Yan Xiao's death stare, Feng Tiezhu immediately stopped himself from speaking:
"Uh, well, I just couldn't control my mouth for a moment, sister-in-law... I'm not usually like this!"
"By the way, Brother Yan, what does that guy look like? Don't worry, if I find out, I definitely won't let him get away with it!"
Yan Xiao's tone was slightly somber: "He pushed Qingqing from behind, and Qingqing didn't see him. Go back and check who went to the riverbank yesterday afternoon."
Feng Tiezhu inexplicably thought of the short homeless man who had bumped into him.
"Yesterday afternoon when I went home to get my bamboo pole, I ran into a man. But he was filthy, a real homeless person. He wasn't very tall, and his hair was a bit long. He was running too fast, so I didn't get a good look at him."
Yan Xiao's eyes narrowed. Qingqing had her accident when Tiezhu came home.
At the time, he thought it was Tiezhu who made the noise.
He lowered his eyelashes. If he had just glanced back, would the little girl have fallen into the water...?
"Let's have some soup first."
Yan Xiao picked up the lunchbox on the table and opened it; inside was a fragrant and rich chicken soup.
He scooped up a little with a spoon, blew on it to cool it down, and then fed it to Wen Qinghe, saying, "Come on, open your mouth."
Wen Qinghe drank a few sips from his hand. She had eaten breakfast, but she didn't have much of an appetite and ate very little in the morning.
But Lingling made the soup taste so good that she couldn't help but drink a few more sips.
"Qingqing, don't worry, I will protect you well from now on."
Yan Xiao looked at her, his eyes filled with heartache and self-blame.
Wen Qinghe held his hand and smiled, saying, "I believe you. However, we also need to find the person who pushed me, so we can't let him hurt others anymore."
Yan Xiao nodded, already having some guesses in his mind.
There are some things he can't do right now, and the little girl needs to stay in town for two more days because of her health condition.
Thinking of this, he tucked the blanket around Wen Qinghe and tucked a few strands of hair that had slipped down her forehead behind her ear.
"Qingqing, just focus on recovering. Leave everything else to me."
After saying that, he looked at Feng Tiezhu and said, "Come out with me for a moment."
The two arrived outside the ward.
"The person you met yesterday afternoon is very likely the murderer. He should be quite familiar with the village, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen to commit the crime there. Go back and ask the villagers if they've seen him."
Yan Xiao analyzed.
"Okay, I'll go right away!"
Feng Tiezhu turned and left.
Yan Xiao stood at the door, looking at Wen Qinghe in the room, and secretly vowed to make those who hurt her pay the price.
…
The country road at the entrance of Hongxing Brigade Village.
Liu Meihua, dressed in a red floral dress, got off her bicycle and quietly urged the person on the seat to hurry up. She then walked home without looking back, but upon closer inspection, her legs were trembling slightly.
The man on the bicycle chuckled softly, turned the bicycle around, and pedaled in the opposite direction.
Not long after I started riding, I came face to face with the iron pillar on the oxcart.
Feng Tiezhu knew he was a good-for-nothing from the next village, but he wasn't familiar with him.
This section of road happened to be at the junction of several villages, so he just thought he was passing by and didn't pay much attention to it.
It was just as we were getting close to the east end of the village.
Feng Tiezhu saw a limping figure in the distance, whose back seemed vaguely familiar.
When the oxcart got closer and he saw who it was, he jumped off the oxcart.
"Hey, Er Gou's son, what happened to you? Did you fall?"
Liu Meihua was startled, but her hands unconsciously tightened her collar.
Not daring to look directly at Feng Tiezhu, she lowered her eyes and said.
"Yeah, I just tripped and fell."
Although Feng Tiezhu wasn't one to meddle in other people's business, he still had to say something out of respect for Er Gouzi.
"Is it serious? Should I go to the field and call Aunt Niu?"
Liu Meihua looked nervous:
"No! No need! Uh, I mean, it's nothing serious, I'll be home soon."
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